Chapter 100

“Will you be going?” Jason asked.

Grace nodded. “But you…” She hesitated for a moment. “Do you want to go with me?”

He was quiet for a moment then said, “I have to work overtime the night before. The boss said that I will get triple the rate if I do. How about you give me the address? I will go find you the

next day.”

“All right,” Grace said.

However, she then bit her lips and said hesitantly, “But when you show up with me over there, some of my relatives might give you a hard time. When that happens, don’t mind them.””

Jay gave her a faint smile. “Don’t worry, I won’t pay any

attention to it.”

At this moment, she was the only person he cared about.

The closer it got to Thanksgiving, the fewer people would be seen on the road. Many people had already returned to their

hometowns.

Her mother’s hometown was a small town on the outskirts

of Emerald City. It was not far away, and it would only take

about an hour and a half to get there by bus. Therefore,

relatively speaking, she would have to compete for a bus

ticket home with many other people who were also looking to

get out of the city for the holiday.

While Grace was still booking the tickets, she asked Jason, “Jay,

do you have your ID card? I’ll book a ticket for you.”

fact, she had never seen his

already booked a ticket,” Jason said.

Instead, she took out the scarf that she had been hiding

short?” she studied the scarf and asked.

Her scent seemed to be

which made him feel as though he

wear it for the holidays.

clasped her hands as she fiddled with the

to his. Goodness, he was so

his thumbs tracing tiny circles

“It’s beautiful.”

at the scarf,

the old ladies rushed to the forefront of her mind. Maybe they

Maybe this friendship could

its own,

gaze dropping to

in a breath.

more to her than anyone else in her life

been.

than she could even admit

herself.

head

fluttered closed.

started ringing.

just like that, the moment was shattered. If it had even been there in the first place.

the countertop and grabbed her phone.

“Hello Lina.”

her apartment during the holidays, but when she heard that

Lina asked. No small talk.

didn’t want her to go back

Jay will go over to accompany me,”

those people were when her friend got into

them, Grace. No offense. They were all fine to ride off your success and

on hard times, they abandoned

It was true what Lina

bit of it.

said. “She’s the only one of them who’s been good to me, Lina. And she’s been getting on in years.

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